by Macey Levin Penelope by Alex Bechtel, Grace McLean and Eve Steinmetz is the enthralling production currently at the Ancram Center for the Arts in Ancram, New York. It is based on Homer’s “The Odyssey,” the ancient Greek classic about Odysseus, King of Ithaca, who fought in the Trojan War…
by Dan Mayer The name Stephen Adly Guirgis may sound familiar to theatergoers in the capital region. He graduated from SUNY Albany, and Harbinger Theatre has recently produced two of his plays: the award-winning Between Riverside and Crazy this past July, and The Motherf**ker with the Hat in 2023. Albany…
by Suzanne Wells, Special to Berkshire on Stage Celebrating the 50th Anniversary since its debut in 1975, Goodspeed Musicals presents “A Chorus Line,” conceived by Michael Bennett, written by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, and directed by Rob Ruggiero. For those unfamiliar, “A Chorus Line,” based on interviews with real…
by Emily Edelman Bennington Theater’s “The Marvelous Wonderettes: Dream On” sees the return of the 1950s high school girl group of Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy as they perform at the 1969 retirement party of their former homeroom teacher (Act I) and then again at their 20th high…
by Dan Mayer Playwright Abe Koogler filtered his own experiences living on an island in Puget Sound into Deep Blue Sound, and the result is a deeply human play about people struggling to make sense of the world and their place in it. Harbinger Theatre‘s production is funny, hopeful, and…
by Simon Brighenti, Special to Berkshire on Stage The two-decade plus run of successful theatre experiences at the Majestic Theater continues unabated with the 2025-2026 season opener “Once”. A vibrant mélange of guitars, piano, violins, and fiddles; a mandolin and a cello; with an accordion and a couple of Cajon…
by Sierra Pasquale Having seen the 2006 film adaptation of Dreamgirls I was not sure what to expect from a stage production (other than being generally familiar with it). I arrived at SLOC Musical Theater with a sense of both excitement and trepidation knowing that the score is unrelenting and…
by Jess Hoffman Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is a Pulitzer and Tony award-winning new and noteworthy powerhouse of a playwright for whom I have much admiration. His 2014 drama Appropriate and 2015 tragicomedy Gloria are both spectacular works that I have previously seen on stage, and his newest play Purpose recently won…
